Correct Answer - Option 4 : Gilgit
The correct answer is Gilgit.
- The southern boundary of the Karakoram is formed by the Gilgit river.
- The southern boundary of the Karakoram is formed, west to east, by the Gilgit, Indus, and Shyok Rivers, which separate the range from the northwestern end of the Himalaya range proper.
- These rivers flow northwest before making an abrupt turn southwestward towards the plains of Pakistan.
Source of some important rivers:
River |
Source |
Sutlej |
Mount Kailash |
Ganga |
Gangotri |
Brahmaputra |
Kailash Range |
Gilgit |
Karakoram Range |